Feb 6, 2010

Ah, theatre

I had the great pleasure this evening of attending the Brisbane Arts Theatre for the opening night of Radiance, Louis Nowra's drama about three half-sisters who discover secrets when they gather to bury their mother.

It was a gorgeous production; with three very talented young newcomers to the theatre in the roles of Mae, Cressy and Nona. I'd gone along last night to take a few publicity photos, and was pleased with how they turned out using my new 50mm lens:

Georgia McBride-Levi, Louvel Yapali and Josifini Hawkins

The Wah is already well into work as director of Joseph Heller's Catch-22, which follows Radiance in March.

Tomorrow, I audition for The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco. Most of my Felafel cast are returning; however, there are several extra roles that need filling.

Now Radiance is full of emotion, pathos and beauty. Catch 22 is contains biting satire, and messages about the futility of war and the frustration of bureaucracy. These are both such wonderful plays, and I'm so proud of the Brisbane Arts Theatre for staging them.

But this evening, the Wah was flicking through Squire Bedak's script for Tassie Babes, which I had printed out and properly bound at Officeworks earlier today. When he turned to me and said...

"How are you going to make his penis fluorescent?"

... I thought HOT DAMN, I CAN'T WAIT TO DIRECT THIS PLAY.

5 comments:

  1. Couldn't you paint it white and use UV light
    Regards
    The Ancient Man

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    I have a new found reason to read this book.

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  3. There are glow in the dark condoms but they don't really work as well as you'd hope. Perhaps you could use multiples. Of course, then you run into the problem and either how to apply them to a flaccid penis or how to get the penis erect. And then you're not allowed to use that on stage unless it's wrapped in brown paper.

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  4. Quokka

    Import a few flagons of drinking water from Maralinga.

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